Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor and Fox News anchor Jesse Watters traded barbs on everything from gender theory to the Capitol riot in an awkward interview Wednesday night.
Watters came out swinging on Jesse Watters Primetime, introducing Vietor to his audience and immediately asking, “How many genders are there, Tommy?”
The former Obama spokesperson let out a chuckle. “The honest answer, Jesse? I don’t care. You can be who you want to be.”
Watters switched gears and asked Vietor “whose idea was the coup,” seemingly referring to the Democratic party’s ousting of former President Joe Biden from the ticket in November.
“There was no coup that I’m aware of,” Vietor hit back. “January 6th was a long time ago, and that didn’t result in Donald Trump staying in power.”
The dueling commentators then launched into a discussion of presidential pardons, with Vietor blasting Biden’s decision to issue preemptive pardons for his family and officials such as Anthony Fauci.
Vietor also used the moment to slam Trump’s pardons for more than 1,500 Capitol rioters.
The mention of the riots led Watters to repeat the false claim that FBI agents were on the ground on Jan. 6. That claim has been debunked repeatedly, including by a Justice Department report that found there were no undercover FBI employees at the insurrection.
“Doing kind of a ‘greatest hits’ of conspiracy theories,” Vietor responded. “Are we gonna do [the] lab leak now? Where do you wanna go next?”
The two talked at length about the Democratic party’s gaps in the last election as Watters pressed Vietor on “what the hell happened.”
“Democrats need to show who they’re for, what they’re fighting for, and then hold Donald Trump’s feet to the fire,” Vietor concluded.
As the interview came to an end, Watters took one more shot: “What’s up with Michelle Obama, by the way?” alluding to the former first lady’s absences from Jimmy Carter’s funeral and Trump’s inauguration.
“I don’t do her scheduling,” Vietor responded.
